Table 82. Shot PLE BRAVO (B) USNS Fred C. Ainsworth (T-AP-181) operational activities during CASTLE test series. Shot Ship Location/Activities Time of At Shot Time Date Det. Preshot 1 Mar 0645 28 February left Eneman Island for Eneu and anchored in berth N-4, Bikini, for final loading of passengers at 1100; underway to evacuation area BG 30-35-R at 1838 Steamed in assigned area Postshot By 1300 began receiving BRAVO fallout; at 1800 en route to Enewetak with Curtiss (AV-4) and Estes (AGC-12) to allow task force to reorganize and re- sume Bikini operations afloat; on 2 March anchored at Enewetak Atoll] at 0943; on 4 March at 1847 departed for Bikini, arriving 5 March at 0900 ROMEO (B) 27 Mar 0630 26 March departed Eneman for Eneu anchorage and anchored in berth N-3, Bikini, at 1616; underway to evacuation area BG 29-34-i at 2011 Steamed in assigned area On 27 March at 1336 anchored in Bikini Atoll] KOON (B) 7 Apr 0620 On 5 April at 1310 departed Bikini anchorage for assigned Steamed in assigned area On 7 April at 1019 departed evacuation station and anchored at N-4 in Bikini Atoll] at 1150 Steamed in On 26 april at 1100 departed assigned area for anchorage number 3 in Bikini Atol?; anchored at 1710 On 5 May at 1210 departed evacuation station and anchored in Bikini Atoll] at 1838; at 1955 departed Bikini for sea; on 6 May at 0725 reanchored in Bikini? Atoll]; 11 May at 1819 underway for Enewetak; 12 May at 1052 anchored in Enewetak Atol] area UNION (B) 26 Apr 0605 On 25 April TG 7.5 LCMs removed decontamination barge from alongside and moored to buoy off Eneu at 1638; sailed for assigned operating area BG 30-35-L at 1835 with 200 passengers onboard YANKEE (B) 5 May 0610 On 4 May TG 7.5 LCMs removed decontamination barge from alongside and moored to buoy off Eneu at 1300; underway to area BG 30-35-t at 1616 Steamed in assigned area NECTAR (€) 14 May 0620 On 13 May at 1901 underway for assigned evacuation station; On 14 May at 0730 departed i ‘Sn tetebaingenmmbe Steamed in 9S S102Cleatiaeeitadiemantintainenre . Oored tn Enewetak at 0801; took toti DP Dnieenth Sources: nn awe GV assigned area on 75 passengers and at 1715 departed for Pear] Harbor; arrived Pear? Harbor on 21 May Installment History of Operation CASTLE (Reference 14); Operation Letters for BRAVO, ROMEO, UNION, YANKEE, NECTAR; Ainsworth (T-AP-181) Deck Log.